PowerShell/PSReadLine

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A bash inspired readline implementation for PowerShell

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Dominant language: C#
License: BSD-2-Clause
Last GitHub push: Apr 8, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 21, 2026
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267 open issues indexed

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5096 · Opened Feb 22, 2026
bug report Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5094 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 22, 2026
Hello, looking for a page that describes the program flow for recognizing valid commands, for instance Vi commands Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5070 · Opened Jan 28, 2026
System.Text.EncoderFallbackException: Unable to translate Unicode character \uD83D at index 14 to specified code page. Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5053 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 7, 2026
powershell intellisense suggestion (Feature). Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5051 · 3 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Dec 31, 2025
`ListView` prediction breaks `RevertLine()` Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5047 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 23, 2025
`KillRegion` function raises an unhandled exception on empty region Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5045 · Opened Dec 19, 2025
Complete function completes common ANSI escape sequence in completion items Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5044 · Opened Dec 19, 2025
Can't remove or override keymap `ctrl+j` Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5043 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 18, 2025
EncoderFallbackException: Unable to translate Unicode character Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5039 · Opened Dec 16, 2025
API to get prompt's *starting* Y coordinate, for external tab-completers that must scroll terminal and thus relocate prompt position Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#5026 · Opened Nov 27, 2025
Word selection is too coarse, doesn't stop at non-letter characters Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5023 · Opened Nov 24, 2025
Prediction Source "History" does not use all of the PSReadline history Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5014 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 13, 2025
Vi Mode: Allow setting "Cursor" and "Prompt" ViModeIndicator at the same time Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#5006 · Opened Nov 6, 2025
`ShowParameterHelp` Doesn't Show `[Type]` Between Angle Brackets Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#5005 · Opened Nov 6, 2025
Multiple Vi replace methods not public Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4984 · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 23, 2025
IndexOutOfRangeException following an attempt to type after running `dotnet build` Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4946 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 26, 2025
Support copying to system clipboard via OSC52 escape sequence Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#4943 · Opened Sep 25, 2025
Ctrl+Space should show what module a command is from Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4940 · Opened Sep 24, 2025
Right Arrow Complete failure, environment hang Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4930 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 18, 2025
Feature Request: Create a `EndOfLineOrAcceptSuggestion function` for `Ctrl+e` binding Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4929 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 16, 2025
Cursor position needs to be adjusted in some uncommon cases when rendering in screen reader mode Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4912 · Opened Aug 28, 2025
Display problem after Windows Terminal window scrolls with [console]::BufferHeight set larger than [console]::WindowHeight Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4875 · 16 comments · Opened Aug 3, 2025
Buggy output in PowerShell whilst using Python Virtual environment Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4824 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 5, 2025
Exception when switching from full screen to windowed Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4816 · Opened Jun 27, 2025
System.InvalidOperationException: Queue empty when using PSReadLine in VSCode Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4779 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 9, 2025
PSReadLine projects targets .NET 6 which is out of support Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4776 · Opened Jun 7, 2025
Set-PSReadLineOption BellStyle should have an option for an actual ASCII 7 bell Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4766 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened May 30, 2025
Exception in `conhost` on Windows with `UpArrow` Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4745 · Opened May 17, 2025
Exception on Windows triggered by inline prediction with CJK characters Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4737 · Opened May 9, 2025
If the prompt-string character that is turned red to signal parser errors is colored, the color isn't restored on resolving the error. Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4716 · Opened Apr 21, 2025
Exception invoking fish shell from Powershell Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4711 · Opened Apr 19, 2025
Add an option to set history list width Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4710 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 18, 2025
Exception on Windows when running `Ctrl+R` Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4684 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 29, 2025
Exception on Linux when pasting with `CTRL+SHIFT+V` Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4682 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Mar 27, 2025
dotnet type lookup breaks after importing SharePointServer PowerShell module Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4680 · 6 comments · Opened Mar 25, 2025
ClearScreen should clear scrollback buffer as well, or PSReadLine should implement ClearDisplay Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4626 · Opened Mar 10, 2025
Exception in VSCode when debugging PowerShell script Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4585 · Opened Feb 28, 2025
Buggy interaction between the option `PromptText` and a prompt with shell integration in Windows Terminal 1.22.10352.0 (v 2.4.0 beta0) Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4568 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 24, 2025
Cursor movement behavior like the cursorWordPartRight and cursorWordPartLeft commands in VSCode Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

PowerShell/PSReadLine#4485 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 11, 2025
Powershell intellisense doesn't complete previous multiline commands Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4474 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 10, 2025
Interpret control characters pasted into `-LiteralPath` arguments verbatim – do not replace them. Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4447 · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 4, 2025
ViMode crashed during c-F ViReplaceToCharBackward operation, attempting to specify ^ beginning of line. Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4423 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 1, 2025
BackwardKillWord will delete two word Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4275 · 2 reactions · Opened Nov 16, 2024
Allow having separate MenuComplete selection color for input line and interactive menu Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4269 · Opened Nov 12, 2024
Configuration option to limit maximum height of prediction list view Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4234 · 2 reactions · Opened Oct 19, 2024
config options around saving history items particularly when debugging Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4198 · Opened Sep 30, 2024
Surface sensitive pattern as a configurable option Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4197 · Opened Sep 29, 2024
Exception tabbing through git branches Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4187 · Opened Sep 25, 2024
ctrl+h cannot work as same as backspace in MenuComplete Open

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PowerShell/PSReadLine#4170 · Opened Sep 12, 2024

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